Looking good so far. . .

Materials for the classroom are slowly coming together in some very pretty colors. Hopefully these clipboards will be used by all and stay looking as nice as they do now this year. Please refrain from defacing them. Remember they are there for your use, not abuse.

  

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

End of 1st semester 5th grade 2013-2014

Well we have reached the end of the 1st semester of our 2013-2014 grade 5 year.

We have worked hard in both reading and math. We have seen improvement in math that is fantastic. Keep up the great work!

In reading we haven't seen the growth that we should have so far this year. Could it be the new curriculum or could it be something else? It is hard to say but if we are doing as much reading as we can outside of school we should have seen more improvement. 

There is only one real way to get better at reading, and that is to READ!

Read often, read as much as you can, read for fun, read for information, read to learn.

So for the rest of the year we encourage you to read every single day for as long as you can. 

Have a fabulous break, read lots, and enjoy knowing that you are special and have every opportunity for greatness. Make the choice to be something great.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

What we learned today. . .

Today we started to learned howto raise our classroom expectations higher. We did this by learning how to use our brains in class better-to activate our brains and to interact with others in a controlled learning filled environment.

1st we learned and practiced CLASS! YES!

CLASS! YES!

2nd we learned and practiced TEACH! OKAY!

TEACH! OKAY!
 
3rd we learned and practiced 5 CLASSROOM RULES!

5 CLASSROOMS RULES!

Finally we reviewed the things we learned today so that we can have our brains engaged and learn, learn, learn!

REVIEW 

 We will continue to learn how to engage our brains, so stay tuned.

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

But Teacher I can do it. . .

"If you say you understand something,

then you can explain what you understand to others.

Anything short of that is deception, not understanding.

Education, above all, should not be about fostering deception.

In the same vein, anything not understood in more than one

way is not understood at all."

R. J. Kizlik

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

"I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people." -Louie Anderson

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBLITITY or VICTIM

"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim." -Richard Bach

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY and LEADERSHIP

"Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses." -Mitt Romney

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." -Jim Rohn

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

"The price of greatness is responsibility."-Winston Churchill

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."-Eleanor Roosevelt

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

“To me, being a responsible means sticking to
the promises you've made even though you're
tired and it is inconvenient” Anonymous


Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."

RESPONSIBILITY

“Accept responsibility for your life, know it is
you who will get you where you want to go, no
one else.” Les Brown

Thank you,

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not. . . you'll find an excuse."